Music in Park 2018

The Parks & Recreation Department’s 2018 Music in the Park Series will begin at 6 p.m. May 27, at Plaza de Las Cruces, with the Mayor’s Jazz Fest.

The Mayor’s Jazz Fest will feature performances from the Oñate High School Jazz Workshop, El Paso’s Side Effects Organ Trio, and Grace Kelly, an award-winning saxophonist, singer, and composer from Boston, Massachusetts.

The Music in the Park Series will start at 7 p.m. every Sunday at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave., from June 3 through August 26.

Thursday Night Music on the Plaza will begin at 7 p.m. June 7, June 21, July 12, and July 26 at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St.

The schedule, times and locations are subject to change without notice.

The series will include an eclectic mix of performances from local, regional, and nationally recognized artists. Featured performers include music legend Maria Muldaur, who performed the hit single “Midnight at the Oasis,” Grammy nominated Zydeco artist C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, and former Las Cruces police officer turned country music artist, Frank Ray.